Chapter 638 - 496: Shockwaves
The Xuanwei Sect, Spirit Beast Sect, and Qinglian Sect jointly explored the Void to retrieve the remains of a True Dragon. Now, they have retreated in haste, suffering the loss of two members.
Now that they’re so far away, their escape lights scattered, it’s hard to tell which sect’s experts were lost or what treasures they obtained. Most importantly, whether they obtained the Dragon Pearl, Dragon Horn, and Dragon Ridge.
𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Seeing the spatial passage closing and the sky returning to normal, Lu Qian quickly pulled Ji Yunrou. He waved his hand to collect the corpse of the Hidden Bat, and the two used the Tunneling Armor Divine Decree, taking cover with the fractured cliffs and scattered rocks, and swiftly retreated close to the ground.
If it were only Lu Qian, there would be no concern, but with Ji Yunrou now too, if detected by the four sects, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Just as the two left, more escape lights began gathering again.
Yuan Xu Spirit Monarch’s face was sullen, as the Spirit Beast Sect had suffered great losses, having lost a Golden Core, the keeper of the White Jade Guardian Palace, and an additional spirit beast, a Golden Core level Golden Eagle.
This was something Lu Qian hadn’t observed before.
Thus, in this True Immortal descent event, the Spirit Beast Sect lost three Golden Core level combat strengths, with their Profound Turtle also severely injured.
The several Golden Cores of the Qinglian Sect were in despair, pale-faced, and at a loss.
Because Baoo Peng Spirit Monarch had died!
The terrifying scene seemed to still linger before their eyes—
They had successfully reached the True Dragon’s remains, collected a few Dragon Bones, and under the direction of Miaomiao Profound Monarch, focused on the most precious treasure, the Dragon Pearl beneath the True Dragon’s jaw.
The radiant Dragon Pearl, as bright as the sun, emitted endless light and heat, truly one of the most precious treasures across the heavens and earth, the nine heavens and ten worlds.
Initially, with the concerted effort of everyone, obtaining a treasure of this level was exceedingly difficult. Fortunately, the dragon’s ability to expand and contract, to appear and vanish—growing to form clouds and mist, shrinking to conceal itself in hidden forms, soaring into the cosmos, or diving beneath the waves—is a divine technique of size modulation. The True Dragon Treasure Pearl, being a Ruyi object, also has the ability to change size and weight.
So everyone exerted all their strength to assist Miaomiao Profound Monarch in shrinking the Dragon Pearl to claim the treasure, when a towering, majestic, purple giant suddenly emerged from the Void, descending with a strike!
The eight-fingered giant hand descended like a mountain, yet silently, and with a flash of purple light, it was already upon them. Baoo Peng Spirit Monarch, closest to the pearl, was fully focused on exerting spiritual power to claim the Dragon Pearl, reacted too slowly to escape. At the last moment, he unleashed three divine techniques in succession and self-destructed his Lifebound Treasure to no avail, not even having the chance for his Nascent Soul to exit, being instantly crushed into dust by the palm!
His desperate struggle, nevertheless, bought a brief moment for others. In this life-and-death moment, Miaomiao Profound Monarch successfully claimed the Dragon Pearl, immediately expanding his Dharma Realm and fleeing with everyone.
Miaomiao Profound Monarch didn’t recognize what creature it was, but it didn’t stop him from sensing its formidable Void Refining level aura!
The brief spatial passage became a place of extreme danger for everyone, a life-or-death moment. With nothing held back, everyone wagered their final cards, with all the Spirit Beast Sect’s assets pressed into play resulting in their White Jade Guardian Palace keeper dying, and the Golden Eagle keeper’s already severely wounded Golden Eagle sacrificing itself by crashing into the purple giant’s palm to save its master.
Ultimately, at great cost, the group escaped. If the spatial passage hadn’t closed at the right time, no one might have survived!
Now, while other cultivators lamented the great danger and terror of the Void, mourning their own losses, the entire Qinglian Sect was like mourners, minds blank.
Their Nascent Soul Spirit Monarch had fallen!
The Qinglian Sect currently had only this one Nascent Soul Spirit Monarch, which means from today, the Qinglian Sect has become a Golden Core Sect!
The fall of a Nascent Soul shakes an entire province; this upheaval will greatly impact the entire landscape of Cangzhou.
Meanwhile, the blood at the corner of Miaomiao Profound Monarch’s mouth hadn’t dried, and supported by his own Nascent Soul, he flew over. Although he desired to retreat into seclusion to recuperate, given the severe losses and the fact that one Nascent Soul had perished, as the leading figure of the four sects, he had to consider the broader perspective of Cangzhou and couldn’t leave it unattended.
Moreover, having just claimed the Dragon Pearl, besides needing to recuperate himself, his sect hadn’t lost anyone, standing before a huge fortune that must be shared with all.
First, it was essential to stabilize morale; otherwise, unrest across the province would consume all the rewards obtained here.
He barely suppressed his injuries and said to the Qinglian Sect’s remaining Golden Cores, "Baoo Peng Spirit Monarch’s valorous death is indeed a great loss. But rest assured, his sacrifice was for everyone. Our Xuanwei Sect will ensure the interests of the Qinglian Sect. The Qinglian Sect’s status won’t change, remaining one of the four governing sects of Cangzhou."
"The four sects have jointly governed Cangzhou for fifteen to sixteen centuries, having grown exceptionally close, like one family. Through storms and upheavals, Nascent Souls have fallen, yet we have endured through it all. Didn’t your Qinglian Sect, a legacy of over four thousand years, stand firm despite the great turmoil over two millennia ago, when Jichuan rebel shone briefly in glory, without managing to vanquish Qinglian Sect?"
His words made the few remaining Golden Cores’ faces alternately flush red and pale. They knew their own affairs well; back then, Jichuan Profound Monarch terrorized Cangzhou, even suspending their ninth generation Sect Leader Liekong Spirit Monarch, while the freshly penned magnum opus, "Formless Void Sword Technique," was snatched away. Its current whereabouts unknown, leaving the Qinglian Sect’s Sword Dao inheritance incomplete and in decline.